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Blood Plasma Reduces Risk of Severe Covid-19 if Given Early

A small but rigorous clinical trial in Argentina has found that blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients can keep older adults from getting seriously sick with the coronavirus — if they get the therapy within days of the onset of the illness.

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How Latinx Health Care Providers United to Spread Information About COVID-19

It was the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving, and Durham County’s COVID-19 cases were surging much more rapidly than Rodney Jenkins, the county health director, wanted to see.

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Severe allergic reactions reported in the US after getting COVID-19 vaccine, but CDC says cases are rare

Study: US COVID cases, deaths far higher than reported

Warning of Shortages, Researchers Look to Stretch Vaccine Supply

WASHINGTON — Federal officials and drugmakers, faced with a slower-than-expected rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, are racing to find ways to expand the supply, looking at lowering the required dosage and extracting more doses from the supplies they have.

Just weeks into the vaccine program, scientists at the National Institutes of Health and the drugmaker Moderna are analyzing data to see if they can double the supply of the company’s coronavirus vaccine by cutting doses in half. The study, though long planned, is increasingly urgent in the face of looming shortages as the country tries to fight off a surging pandemic.

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Website crashes mar early coronavirus vaccine rollouts

Website crashes and tech glitches are afflicting the U.S. coronavirus vaccine rollout that is already behind schedule based on the goals the Trump administration set out.

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New COVID-19 reopening plan for Washington State

Young ER doctors risk their lives on the pandemic’s front lines. But they struggle to find jobs.

ANALYSIS: New COVID Vaccines Need Absurd Amounts of Material and Labor

A COVID-19 shot for $150? Online scams surge as slow vaccine rollout frustrates

FDA Warns Health Officials Not To Mess With COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Schedule

A more contagious coronavirus strain has been identified in 4 states and 33 countries. What we know.

How Trump Tried, but Largely Failed, to Derail America’s Top Climate Report

The National Climate Assessment, America’s premier contribution to climate knowledge, stands out for many reasons: Hundreds of scientists across the federal government and academia join forces to compile the best insights available on climate change. The results, released just twice a decade or so, shape years of government decisions.

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Beijing Reports Tens Of Thousands Inoculated In 1st Days Of COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

UK prime minister and Scottish leader order new virus lockdowns

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